Lacrosse

The only team with more victories than defeats during the spring vacation was Tom Dent's lacrosse squad. The Indian stick wielders won four and lost three of their contests and give promise of turning in the best overall record of any spring sport at Dartmouth.

In the opening games on Long Island, Dartmouth defeated Adelphi 8-4 and Hofstra 6-4. Moving up the Hudson to West Point, the Big Green got away to a 4-goal lead over the Cadets during the first half, but the West Pointers put on a second-half rally which completely befuddled the Indians and left them on the tail-end of a 12-7 score. Moving south, the Big Green suffered another defeat, this time by a 12-8 count at the hands of Duke. The Dartmouth squad bounced back winning handily over North Carolina, 19 5, but this victory was tempered by the loss of sophomore attackman Dave Gulick. who suffered a broken collar-bone.

In the two remaining contests, the Big Green divided honors, winning over Pennsylvania 8-5 but losing to Princeton 16-5.

Henry Learnard, a midfielder, was top scorer for Dartmouth during the spring trip. Attackmen Dick Gates and Dave Thielscher. both veterans, followed closely behind in scoring honors, Gates with ten goals and Thielscher with nine.

With a sizable nucleus of returning veterans, some good reservists and three or four top sophomore prospects, the 1953 Dartmouth lacrosse team gives promise of bettering last season's record of five wins and seven defeats by a wide margin. There is a problem at goal and defensively the team needs strengthening, but overall the lacrosse team holds more promise than any of the other Dartmouth spring squads.